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Third Term Test - Grade 8 - 2023
Name……………………. History Time: 2 hrs
Note:
Answer all questions
1. Underline the most suitable answer.
01. This is a place which is famous for wood carvings.
A. Sigiriya
B. Lankathilaka Viharaya
C. Embakke
D. Rangiri Dambulu Viharaya
02. The reason for the collapse of Rajarata civilization was,
A. King Elara’s invasion
B. Sena Guththika’s invasion
C. Kalinga Magha’s invasion
D. Rajendra Chola’s invasion
03. This creation is done to left the water out from the done with a proper control.
A. Sluice
B. Bisokotuwa
C. Outer spill
D. Inner spill
04. “Demala Maha Seya” belongs to,
A. Polonnaruwa era
B. Anuradhapura era
C. Kotte era
D. Dambadeni era
05. The king who constructed a garden for the first time in the country.
A. King Vasabha
B. King Mutaseewa
C. King Devanampiyathissa
D. King Abhaya
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06. The person who was known as “Father of Astrology” is,
A. Johannes Kepler
B. Galileo Galeilei
C. John Pybus
D. Nicholos Copernicus
07. At the time of arrival of Portuguese, who was the king of Jaffna?
A. King Pararajasekaram
B. King Cankili
C. King Sena Sammatha Wickramabahu
D. King Wimaladharmasooriya
08. The university of Cambridge is in,
A. France
B. Italy
C. United States of America
D. England
09. Who was the daughter of King Buwanekabahu VII?
A. Kusumasana Devi
B. Sunethra Devi
C. Dona Catherina
D. Sumadra Devi
10. The kingdom which Portuguese built relationship at first was.
A. Jaffna
B. Kotte
C. Kandy
D. Vanni
11. The first king of Kandyan kingdom was,
A. King Wimaladharmasooriya
B. King Sena Sammatha Wickramabahu
C. King Karaliyadde Bandara
D. King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe
12. The wife of King Wimaladharmasooriya who was known as Princess Dona
Catherina.
A. Anula Devi
B. Kusumasana Devi
C. Leelawathi
D. Queen Rangamma
13. The ceiling painting at Sistine Chapel was done by,
A. Michel Angelo
B. Leonardo Da Vinci
C. Johannes Gutenberg
D. Pablo Picasso
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14. The person who discovered that all the planets in the solar system travel not along a
circular path but along an elliptical path.
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Nicholas Copernicus
C. Galileo Galilee
D. Johannes Kepler
15. The Kurahan Grinding stone in which the sacred tooth celia was hidden for
protection can be seen in,
A. Embaekke Viharaya
B. Delgamuwa Viharaya
C. Wevelketiya Viharaya
D. Dambulla Viharaya
16. The person who discovered important facts about the blood circulatory system of the
human body.
A. John Wyclitte
B. Dr. Paracelsus
C. William Harvey
D. Michael Sertex
17. A dagoba which was constructed by King Mahasen is,
A. Jethawana
B. Rankotha Vehera
C. Dedigama Kotavehera
D. Thuparama
18. King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe who surrendered to the English was taken away by
the English to,
A. Britain
B. Batavia
C. New Delhi
D. Vellore in India
19. What is the nationality of Leonardo Da Vinci?
A. An English
B. An Italian
C. A Dutch
D. An American
20. Mexico was explored by,
A. Ferdinando Cortes
B. Francisco Pizzaro
C. Ferdinand Magellan
D. Christopher Columbus
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Part - II
Answer only 5 questions
1.
1) Who are the kings of Kotte Kingdom, Kandyan Kingdom and Jaffna Kingdom
respectively by the time when the Portuguese arrived in Sri Lanka?
2) What is “Vijayaba Kollaya”?
3) What was called the “Convention of Malwana of 1957”
4) Explain how King Rajasinghe died.
2.
1) What is silk route?
2) Mention 3 examples for countries which gave patronage for explorations.
3) Mention 3 objectives of the European roaming to Asia.
4) Write the nationality of the following explorers
i. Ferdinand
ii. Henry Hudson
iii. Vasco de Gama
iv. Jacques Cartier
3.
1) What was the reason it took attention of Portuguese towards Sri Lanka.
2) How did Lorenzo de Almeida manage to arrive Sri Lanka?
3) Give 3 factors that contributed to the advancement of Seethawaka kingdom.
4) Give 2 reasons for the failure of invasions of the Kandyan Kingdom by the
Portuguese.
5) Write 4 changes underwent the local culture due to the influence of Portuguese.
4.
1) Define the term “renaissance”.
2) Explain how the city if Constantinople became under Turkish power.
3) Name 2 masterpieces among the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci.
4) Write briefly about the following great charactors.
i. Michelangelo
ii. Nicolas Copernicus
iii. Johannes Kepler
iv. Galileo Galilee
5.
1) Write 2 achievements of our ancient people consequent to construction of large scale
tanks
2) Define 2 of the following key features of a tank briefly.
i. The sluice
ii. Bisokotuwa
iii. Break water
iv. Inner spill and outer spill
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3) Give 2 requirements of constructing canals.
4) Give 2 examples each for ponds and water gardens.
6. Make the following cities in the map of Sri Lanka.
Jaffna
Colombo
Kandy
Kalpitiya
Galle
Mathara
Chilaw
Batticaloa
Mathale
Negambo
Tricomalee
Kaluthara
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